Where does “พุทธศก” come from?

พุทธศก (Thai) comes from Thai พุทธ, from Pali Buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

พุทธศก (Thai): Buddhist Era

Definitions

  1. Buddhist Era

Ancestry of “พุทธศก”, step by step

พุทธศก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พุทธ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiพุทธBuddhist
2PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one
3Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Thai ศก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศกheadhair; era; year
2Sanskritशकyear
3Old Persian𐎿𐎣𐎠Scythia
4Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás →